GK Questions on World History for Competitive Exams
Which of the following US Presidents visited China in 1972 to strengthen diplomatic relations?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) George Bush (Sr.)
(C) D. Eisenhower
(D) J.F. Kennedy
Correct Answer : A
Who was the President of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of the liberation of China?
(A) Zhou Enlai
(B) Deng Xiaoping
(C) Mao Zedong
(D) Liu Shawqi
Correct Answer : C
In which of the following battles was the final defeat of Napoleonic France?
(A) Battle of Trafalgar
(B) Battle of Wagram
(C) Battle of the Pyramids
(D) Battle of Austerlitz
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following was the famous painter Pablo Picasso?
(A) French
(B) Italian
(C) Flemish
(D) Spanish
Correct Answer : D
On whose principles were the US Declaration of Independence based?
(A) Civil rights
(B) Moral rights
(C) Legal right
(D) Natural right
Correct Answer : D
On whose side did Japan fight in the First World War?
(A) Not on either side, he was neutral.
(B) With Germany against the United Kingdom
(C) Against Russia on its part
(D) With United Kingdom against Germany
Correct Answer : D
From whose idea did Marxist materialism come?
(A) Hegel
(B) Feuerbach
(C) Darwin
(D) Angels
Correct Answer : C
Who has called the Prime Minister the first among equals?
(A) Morley
(B) Harcourt
(C) Laski
(D) Lowell
Correct Answer : A
Between whom was the Crimean War fought in 1854-1856?
(A) Russia and Türkiye
(B) USA and England
(C) Russia and Japan
(D) England and France
Correct Answer : A
When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(A) August 6, 1945
(B) August 9, 1945
(C) August 9, 1946
(D) August 6, 1942
Correct Answer : A
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